Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?
ABDULLAH IIWhen we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our country, or this is an American agenda.
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Jerusalem is a time bomb that I fear is just waiting to go off.
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I’ve benefited from the best of both societies and both cultures, East and West.
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer.
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When there’s a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces.
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Whenever you have a crisis, you’re always going to have the extremists taking advantage of the situation.
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We have peace with Israel. We’re actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking,
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For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don’t know where I come on the political spectrum. And I think this the challenge that a lot of Jordanians have to deal with.
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I’m not the type of person that is forced.
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My view is when you use violence on your people, that never ends well.
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I believe nuclear energy in Jordan will be done in such a way where it is a public-private partnership so everyone can see exactly what’s going on.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.
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Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction.
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I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.
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When you get billions in aid and your weapons resupplied and your ammunition stock resupplied, you don’t learn the lesson that war is bad and nobody wins.
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There is resistance to change. There’s a resistance to ideas.
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Prime Minister Sharon, Prime Minister Abbas, I urge you today to end the designs of those who seek destruction, annihilation and occupation, and I urge you to have the will and the courage to begin to realize our dreams of peace, prosperity and coexistence.
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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I think it’s almost impossible for any expert to predict for the rapid changes we see in the Middle East. They are rapid and they will continue for quite a while.
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The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited. … There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king.
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It’s a tremendous responsibility to be direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad. This family has had the burden of leadership on its shoulders for 1,400 years. I’m not going to drop the ball on my shift.
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Fifty-seven countries in the world, a third of the United Nations, do not recognize Israel. In a way, I think North Korea has better international relations than Israel.
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The stronger the middle class of a people is, the less you have to worry about one group coming in and exploiting the democratic process for its own ends.
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If you look at military and intelligence positions from the 1950s, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been against American national interests.
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And it’s about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. Because today, if you’re appointed by the king, they don’t feel that they’re responsible for the people.
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I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.
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